Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc.
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Athletes For Equity In Sport Inc. is a Delaware non profit corporation applying for tax exempt status as a
501(c)(6) organization.
***(Scroll to bottom of page for proposed detailed budget)
Who Are We?
We are citizens across all sports working to address necessary protocols in SafeSport, the USOPC, and its related NGBs and affiliates, to include civil liberties for all involved in the safe sport process. We are business people, professionals and participants who see the need and intent of SafeSport, the USOPC, and its related NGBs and affiliates and also see the need for these sport organizations and governing bodies to respect the rights of all participants in amateur and Olympic sport.
We are proud to introduce all sports to the creation of Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc.
www.athletesforequity.org
Mission Statement
Our mission is to ensure that any person involved in reporting or being investigated concernIng disciplinary charges related to misconduct in amateur sports subject to the jurisdiction of the USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates is afforded participation in a timely, equitable, and confidential process until final adjudication of any alleged offense(s) on the merits thereof.
Strategic Plan:
First, to establish the legal boundaries intended by Congress in amending the Ted Stevens Act as it pertains to the use of the Center for SafeSport to protect amateur athletes against abuse.
Second, to create a dialogue with the Center for SafeSport, the USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates to address the current status of the policies and procedures that lack legal equity and seek to make recommendations for a more fair process for all.
Third, to obtain Congressional support for the agreed policy changes addressing equity in procedures both proactively and retroactively.
Fourth, to press forward for Judicial and Congressional remedies compelling equitable policy changes to SafeSport, the USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates which will include legal filings to the appropriate level of the law, if negotiations are unsuccessful
HOW CAN YOU HELP
1. CONSIDER making a MONETARY CONTRIBUTION to Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc. by donating here.
THINK ABOUT THIS❗️
A $50 contribution from the 7,900+ citizens behind this effort would raise $395,000
A $200 contribution from the 7,900 + citizens behind this effort would raise $ 1,580,000
A $1,000 or more from those that are willing
Somewhere in-between these figures...... is your contribution that is needed for this critical, lengthy and costly work. The money is designated to the payment of attorneys, lobbyist, insurance addressing the business of the corporation and dedicated to effecting reform of inequity in SafeSport, the USOPC, and its related NGBs and affiliates policies and procedures.
Understanding the current lack of civil liberties in recent SafeSport, USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates disciplinary processes - NOW IS THE TIME to stand with ATHLETES FOR EQUITY IN SPORT INC. We are dedicated to this essential undertaking and need and want your help! If you have said “something must be done, this isn’t right” help us make the change.
Alternate method to send your donation:
Contact:
[email redacted]
for private donation information
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why should I care about how SafeSport operates?
If you believe in basic fairness and equity, and if you care about the athletes and coaches who compete because of their love of sport, then you should be concerned about the abuses of power being committed on a regular basis by SafeSport.
What kinds of abuses of power has SafeSport committed?
SafeSport behaves in ways that are fundamentally inconsistent with the standards of fairness that govern the American system of justice. The resulting abuses, although too numerous to list here, include:
> SafeSport has allowed itself to be weaponized against coaches and athletes by people who are motivated by professional jealousy, business disputes, divorces, or attempts to secure financial settlements. Despite ample evidence of this weaponization of the SafeSport process by those with improper motives, SafeSport has steadfastly refused to put in place appropriate safeguards and protections against this weaponization.
> At the same time, individuals who attempt to make what they believe are valid complaints to SafeSport are often never provided by SafeSport with any response, or, if they are responded to, are often left without meaningful direction or recourse.
> Athletes and coaches are commonly found by SafeSport to have violated rules and are banned from their sport before they are given reasonable notice and an opportunity to defend themselves.
> After being found in violation by SafeSport, an athlete or coach is permanently banned from their sport unless they can overturn SafeSport’s decision in an arbitration -- in front of arbitrators who are exclusively contracted by SafeSport.
> The request for an arbitration appeal must be filed by the alleged violator within five days of SafeSport’s decision and accompanied by a fee over $5,000. If an athlete or coach fails to react within five days or cannot come up with fee then SafeSport’s decision becomes final and the sporting ban becomes permanent.
> The accused party must also identify -- and find a way to pay for -- an attorney to handle the arbitration – all within five days, and all without any outside financial assistance.
> The names of athletes and coaches found by SafeSport to be in violation are published on a worldwide list of offenders as soon as SafeSport makes a decision and before the accused party has been given fair notice and an opportunity to defend themselves.
> SafeSport has found some people in violation based on allegations that are decades old and that have been disproven in courts of law.
> SafeSport often fails to provide accused athletes and coaches with fair and adequate notice of their alleged violations. It is all too common for athletes and coaches to hear from friends and associates that they have been permanently banned from their sport before they themselves have been notified by SafeSport – and long before they have been given an opportunity for a fair hearing.
Have any of the athletes or coaches who have been victimized by SafeSport complained publicly about how they were treated?
Most of those caught up in the Kafkaesque SafeSport process do not have the resources to defend themselves adequately or take their cases to the public. Many others are afraid of the power of SafeSport and are understandably reluctant to draw attention to themselves.
Why does Athletes for Equity in Sport need my help?
First and foremost, a successful effort to expose the abuses of SafeSport and then to reform the system will be enormously expensive and time-consuming – and so beyond the ability of any individual athlete or coach to accomplish. This is why we need your donation.
In addition, achieving the kind of systemic reforms necessary with regard to SafeSport is very difficult to achieve through just a single case.
What is truly needed is exactly what Athletes for Equity in Sport seeks to provide: A well-funded and fully staffed program to both identify SafeSport’s abuses of power and then to push through the necessary reforms.
What is Athletes for Equity in Sport proposing to do about the problems you have identified? What will the organization do with the money I donate?
Our organization is already bringing together some of the best talent in the country – people who care about sport, who are committed to the principles of equity and fairness, who are expert in the legal and legislative systems, and who are deeply concerned about the way SafeSport operates. With your support, we will mount a far-reaching effort, utilizing all of the legal and other options available to us, to ensure that SafeSport is properly reformed.
Who are the people in charge of Athletes for Equity in Sport?
President – Diane Carney
Vice President – Kelly Cormaci
Secretary - Vanessa Brown
Treasurer - Jim Dalquist
Legal Council
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Michael Romm, Esq
Public Relations
Mark Fabiani
Certified Public Accountant
Applebaum, Herzog & Associates
Athletes For Equity In Sport Inc. is a Delaware non profit corporation applying for tax exempt status as a
501(c)(6) organization.
>No Salaries for Board of Directors
>BOD and committee members are all volunteer
>All money raised goes to line items in budget to cover Lawyers, Publicity, Accounting, etc.
>See below budget for details
DISCLAIMER:
Donations are not tax deductible and will be used to pay attorneys and other professionals providing services to the business of ATHLETES FOR EQUITY IN SPORT INC. The Board of Directors are dedicated volunteers who will not receive any compensation other than travel reimbursement for the Company’s business.
501(c)(6) organization.
***(Scroll to bottom of page for proposed detailed budget)
Who Are We?
We are citizens across all sports working to address necessary protocols in SafeSport, the USOPC, and its related NGBs and affiliates, to include civil liberties for all involved in the safe sport process. We are business people, professionals and participants who see the need and intent of SafeSport, the USOPC, and its related NGBs and affiliates and also see the need for these sport organizations and governing bodies to respect the rights of all participants in amateur and Olympic sport.
We are proud to introduce all sports to the creation of Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc.
www.athletesforequity.org
Mission Statement
Our mission is to ensure that any person involved in reporting or being investigated concernIng disciplinary charges related to misconduct in amateur sports subject to the jurisdiction of the USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates is afforded participation in a timely, equitable, and confidential process until final adjudication of any alleged offense(s) on the merits thereof.
Strategic Plan:
First, to establish the legal boundaries intended by Congress in amending the Ted Stevens Act as it pertains to the use of the Center for SafeSport to protect amateur athletes against abuse.
Second, to create a dialogue with the Center for SafeSport, the USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates to address the current status of the policies and procedures that lack legal equity and seek to make recommendations for a more fair process for all.
Third, to obtain Congressional support for the agreed policy changes addressing equity in procedures both proactively and retroactively.
Fourth, to press forward for Judicial and Congressional remedies compelling equitable policy changes to SafeSport, the USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates which will include legal filings to the appropriate level of the law, if negotiations are unsuccessful
HOW CAN YOU HELP
1. CONSIDER making a MONETARY CONTRIBUTION to Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc. by donating here.
THINK ABOUT THIS❗️
A $50 contribution from the 7,900+ citizens behind this effort would raise $395,000
A $200 contribution from the 7,900 + citizens behind this effort would raise $ 1,580,000
A $1,000 or more from those that are willing
Somewhere in-between these figures...... is your contribution that is needed for this critical, lengthy and costly work. The money is designated to the payment of attorneys, lobbyist, insurance addressing the business of the corporation and dedicated to effecting reform of inequity in SafeSport, the USOPC, and its related NGBs and affiliates policies and procedures.
Understanding the current lack of civil liberties in recent SafeSport, USOPC and its related NGBs and affiliates disciplinary processes - NOW IS THE TIME to stand with ATHLETES FOR EQUITY IN SPORT INC. We are dedicated to this essential undertaking and need and want your help! If you have said “something must be done, this isn’t right” help us make the change.
Alternate method to send your donation:
Contact:
[email redacted]
for private donation information
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why should I care about how SafeSport operates?
If you believe in basic fairness and equity, and if you care about the athletes and coaches who compete because of their love of sport, then you should be concerned about the abuses of power being committed on a regular basis by SafeSport.
What kinds of abuses of power has SafeSport committed?
SafeSport behaves in ways that are fundamentally inconsistent with the standards of fairness that govern the American system of justice. The resulting abuses, although too numerous to list here, include:
> SafeSport has allowed itself to be weaponized against coaches and athletes by people who are motivated by professional jealousy, business disputes, divorces, or attempts to secure financial settlements. Despite ample evidence of this weaponization of the SafeSport process by those with improper motives, SafeSport has steadfastly refused to put in place appropriate safeguards and protections against this weaponization.
> At the same time, individuals who attempt to make what they believe are valid complaints to SafeSport are often never provided by SafeSport with any response, or, if they are responded to, are often left without meaningful direction or recourse.
> Athletes and coaches are commonly found by SafeSport to have violated rules and are banned from their sport before they are given reasonable notice and an opportunity to defend themselves.
> After being found in violation by SafeSport, an athlete or coach is permanently banned from their sport unless they can overturn SafeSport’s decision in an arbitration -- in front of arbitrators who are exclusively contracted by SafeSport.
> The request for an arbitration appeal must be filed by the alleged violator within five days of SafeSport’s decision and accompanied by a fee over $5,000. If an athlete or coach fails to react within five days or cannot come up with fee then SafeSport’s decision becomes final and the sporting ban becomes permanent.
> The accused party must also identify -- and find a way to pay for -- an attorney to handle the arbitration – all within five days, and all without any outside financial assistance.
> The names of athletes and coaches found by SafeSport to be in violation are published on a worldwide list of offenders as soon as SafeSport makes a decision and before the accused party has been given fair notice and an opportunity to defend themselves.
> SafeSport has found some people in violation based on allegations that are decades old and that have been disproven in courts of law.
> SafeSport often fails to provide accused athletes and coaches with fair and adequate notice of their alleged violations. It is all too common for athletes and coaches to hear from friends and associates that they have been permanently banned from their sport before they themselves have been notified by SafeSport – and long before they have been given an opportunity for a fair hearing.
Have any of the athletes or coaches who have been victimized by SafeSport complained publicly about how they were treated?
Most of those caught up in the Kafkaesque SafeSport process do not have the resources to defend themselves adequately or take their cases to the public. Many others are afraid of the power of SafeSport and are understandably reluctant to draw attention to themselves.
Why does Athletes for Equity in Sport need my help?
First and foremost, a successful effort to expose the abuses of SafeSport and then to reform the system will be enormously expensive and time-consuming – and so beyond the ability of any individual athlete or coach to accomplish. This is why we need your donation.
In addition, achieving the kind of systemic reforms necessary with regard to SafeSport is very difficult to achieve through just a single case.
What is truly needed is exactly what Athletes for Equity in Sport seeks to provide: A well-funded and fully staffed program to both identify SafeSport’s abuses of power and then to push through the necessary reforms.
What is Athletes for Equity in Sport proposing to do about the problems you have identified? What will the organization do with the money I donate?
Our organization is already bringing together some of the best talent in the country – people who care about sport, who are committed to the principles of equity and fairness, who are expert in the legal and legislative systems, and who are deeply concerned about the way SafeSport operates. With your support, we will mount a far-reaching effort, utilizing all of the legal and other options available to us, to ensure that SafeSport is properly reformed.
Who are the people in charge of Athletes for Equity in Sport?
President – Diane Carney
Vice President – Kelly Cormaci
Secretary - Vanessa Brown
Treasurer - Jim Dalquist
Legal Council
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Michael Romm, Esq
Public Relations
Mark Fabiani
Certified Public Accountant
Applebaum, Herzog & Associates
Athletes For Equity In Sport Inc. is a Delaware non profit corporation applying for tax exempt status as a
501(c)(6) organization.
>No Salaries for Board of Directors
>BOD and committee members are all volunteer
>All money raised goes to line items in budget to cover Lawyers, Publicity, Accounting, etc.
>See below budget for details
DISCLAIMER:
Donations are not tax deductible and will be used to pay attorneys and other professionals providing services to the business of ATHLETES FOR EQUITY IN SPORT INC. The Board of Directors are dedicated volunteers who will not receive any compensation other than travel reimbursement for the Company’s business.
Organizer
Diane Carney
Organizer
West Palm Beach, FL
